Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-03
REEVES COUNTY.
Considerable Talk OF an Irrigating
Canal-A Cry OF Watered Lands
for Actual Settlers Only.
Stock IN Fine Condition-No Trace of the
Drouth-Minins Fever in the g.
Guadalupe Mountains.

Correspondence of the Gazette.
PECos CITY, TEX, Jan. 31.-Prominent
parties are here investigating the facili-
ties our river affords for ar irrigating
canal, one that will have capacity of
from $50, 200 to 100000 cubic inches of
water. So far they are more than pleased
with the inducements the Pecos river Of
fers for eli enterprise OF such magnl-
tude. The volume of water contained in
the river, and the feasibility of the con-
struction of the canal, are the required
requisites for the success of the cOntem-
plated enterprise. With the proper en-
couragement from our Legislative mem
bers, there is no reason why the contem-
plated enterprise should not be carried
to a successful completion. With their
assistance, the PecOS valley will soon
verify the prediction that it is one of the
best agricultural valleys in this OF any
other state. The soil, climate and water
facilities are everything that could be de
sired. 1t has been practically demon
strated thai everything that has been
tried her soil will produce. and that the
valley is peculiarly adapted to the sue
cesstul growing of alfalfa, small grain and
fruits. People here think the Legislature
should, without any hesitation, place the
watered lands of this valley within the
reach of actual settlers only, as
they are of no uae to the stock,
men, and consequently one interest
| does not antagonize the other.
On the other hand, the stock interests
will be greatly benefited by the placing
of the valley lands in the market for the
actual settler, who will be able to furnish
the former with feed here at home to en-
able him to place his beeves on the mar
ket at commensurate figures. We have
talked with nearly all our prominent
stockmen, and their views coincide with
the ones offered above; and they are
more than anxious that the above sug-
sessions will ere long become fact.
The stage driver from Seven Rivers re =
ports the mining fever in the Guadalupe
mountains away up in the nineties, and
every one is on the tip tee
of anticipation as to the results.
We were shown some good copper carbon
ates brought from the Davis mountains
west of here. The samples shown are ss
good as we ever saw, and we think they
carry good percentage of silver, and per
haps some gold. The same party had
some fine samples of graphite which came
from the same section of country; also
some fine specimens of coal slate, but he
was non-communicative as TO where the
slate came from. That there are large
coal deposits in this section of country
we have every reason to believe, and the
day is near at hand when they will be
brought to the surface.
That West Texas contains rich and eX-
tensive mineral deposits is beyond the
question of doubt, and with liberal min
Ing laws the fact will be very
soon established, and Texas viii
soon become an important factor in the
mining statistics of the country. Let the
Legislature adopt the United States min
ing laws and they will have every reason
to be proud of their labor.
Stock of every description is looking
unusually well for this season of the year
q conclusive fact that while some of hel
sister counties have suffered from
the effects of the late drouth
Reeves county has escaped from the
dfeaded embrace of the blightins
scourge, and her people are prosperou:
n and happy.
The thermometers daily task is 20 il
the shade.
The city waterworks are now placed OF
a solid basis, and the work will commence
as soon as the material arrives.